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Cover Crop Economics: Opportunities to Improve Your Bottom Line in Row Crops
Farmers around the country are planting cover crops on millions of acres to protect and improve the soil, and the more that farmers use cover crops, the more they value …...
An Assessment of Organic Farming on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties
Watch this webinar to learn about the long-term impact that organic farming practices can have on soil properties. Hear from researchers from the University of Nebraska who recently published a...
Innovative Organic Weed Control
This webinar explored the use of “air-propelled abrasive grit” (crushed walnuts, corncobs, olive pits, pelletized organic fertilizers, etc.) for selective weed control. This innovative...
Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation in Organic Production
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. USDA organic regulations...
Farm Walk Peer Education: Program Instruction Guide
Farm Walks are peer-to-peer, on-farm education events for sustainable and organic farmers to learn about innovative farming practices and build relationships with peers in their community. Tilth...
Lessons Learned Series: Organic Recordkeeping for a Crop Audit
The records of a certified organic farm’s operations and activities demonstrate where promise and practice meet for an inspector and certifier. An annual mandatory inspection examines the...
National Organic Farming Handbook
The NRCS Organic Farming Handbook was developed to support NRCS conservation planners and other agricultural professionals as they work with organic producers. The handbook describes organic systems...
Tillage Timing and Nitrogen Loss on Organic Farms
In a study that spanned five years, Penn State researchers conducted intensive nitrogen monitoring in four different cropping systems designed to allow comparisons of soil nitrogen levels over time...
Climate Change and Organic Agriculture
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Dr. Kris Nichols discusses the Rodale Institute’s white paper: Regenerative Organic...
Environmental Benefits of Organic Agriculture: Water Quality
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Organic farming practices, such as the application of composted animal manure and the use of...